Death Café

An empty wine bottle serves as a vase in my office – not evidence of secret drinking (I promise!) but because the label is a great conversation starter: ‘Elephant in the room.’ What could constitute a bigger elephant than talking about death – and its close companions - grief and loss?

Death Café North Canterbury is a free conversation series focusing on any matter related to death and dying - whether about a terminal diagnosis - or not wanting a funeral - or exploring beliefs – or the cost of dying for example.

We meet monthly on rotation: Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Amberley library, always 2pm on a Sunday.

A social franchise of Death Café UK, Death Café North Canterbury is professionally hosted and facilitated; has no agenda, no product, and no guest speaker – you bring the conversation; in fact the only tagline is to ‘increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.’ There are over 18 177 Death Cafés worldwide in 89+ countries – including many in New Zealand: Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Wanaka and more.

And …spoiler alert… at Death Café there is cake, there is often laughter - and we have a whole cellar of empty wine bottles with conversation-provoking labels!

Join Death Café

To join an upcoming Death Café, email [email protected].

For more information visit the Death Café website below.

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Death Café, UK

This all began in the UK, in 2011 – a social franchise, Death Café is professionally hosted and facilitated; it has no agenda, no product, and no guest speaker – attendees bring the conversation; the only tagline is to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.”

Death Café, NZ

There have been 18, 177 Death Cafés worldwide in 89+ countries – including many in Aotearoa , New Zealand: Christchurch, North Canterbury, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and more.

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I look forward to hearing from you.
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